Manchester Code Made Bits Behave
Manchester Code Made Bits Behave

In the late 1940s—when computer engineers were grappling with unreliable hardware and noisy transmission environments—a team of engineers inside a modest lab at the University of Manchester, England, confronted a problem so fundamental that it threate…

Discord’s latest ‘year of the Linux desktop’ update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans

Discord’s latest efforts to improve the user experience, particularly on Linux, are certainly noteworthy, but its age-verification plans remain a concern.

Microsoft is retiring the Together Mode in Teams in favor of something cleaner and simpler

Microsoft Teams is retiring Together Mode and replacing it with simpler meeting layouts designed to make video calls, presentations, and screen sharing easier to follow.

‘The key switches have an immensely satisfying thwock’ — I reviewed Keychron’s gratifyingly clacky keyboard and it’s a beautifully constructed but hefty beast that I’m loving for my home office

The Keychron Q1 Ultra 8K is an incredibly versatile and premium-feeling keyboard with near-unparalleled build quality — just don’t buy it expecting a portable device, because its all-metal construction makes it shockingly …

5 things to expect at Google I/O 2026 — from Android XR smart glasses to Gemini Remy

It’s almost time for Google I/O 2026, and we’re likely to see new hardware and software, with a particular focus on AI and XR.

Experts are worried that smarter AI gets, the dumber we might become

As AI turns intelligence into an on-demand service, experts warn that instant answers could weaken the curiosity, scrutiny, and source-checking habits that make human thinking valuable.

I tested the new Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition for a week, and it’s dressed to impress — and priced to match

The Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition is one of the more unusual keyboards to land on my desk in recent memory… because it’s made of concrete

Miss the old PC days? This website lets you experience Wikipedia like it’s Windows XP

A new web project turns Wikipedia into a Windows XP-style desktop, making categories, articles, and Wikimedia Commons feel like folders you can browse instead of pages you search.

Economy class method proposed by scientists could make moon travel a tad less expensive

Scientists have found a cheaper way to send spacecraft to the Moon by using a gravitational sweet spot as a pit stop, cutting fuel costs by at least 58.80 m/s compared to existing methods.